G (int G ro) F(9 F(9 G G F(9 F(9
The C whippoorwills were G crying in the f F alling rain F
C Far away a G whistle hailed a p F assing train F
Am Out in the c G ountry summer was F almost gone G
The Am fields were turning r Em usty and the h F ills were turning br G own G
Now I C think of you when G summer stars are F on the rise F
I C think of you with a G bottle of wine and F lazy eyes F
Am Playing rock and r G oll songs on an F old guitar G
Am Getting drunk and sl Em eeping out in F my backy Gsus ard - G Gsus - G
Now F sometimes I just G lie awake and I C h - ea G/B r the w Am ind - G
F Blowing through the se G asons of my C h - ea G/B rt ag Am ain - G
My dr F eams are mostly l G ost and found on Am other streets, in F other towns
But F babe, you know, I st G ill look out for y C ou G F F C G F F
The cars were all abandoned on the city streets
When snow had left us stranded then we used our feet
And wound up drinking whiskey in a crowded bar
And now when it starts storming I wonder where you are
'Cause you said that I was crazy to believe in you
You said to never trust a man who sings the blues
Well trust and that old guitar was all you'd ever need
If you found a way to love the girl in me
(Chorus)
(Guitar solo: C G F F etc.)
Other boys I knew were just like shiny dimes
Tossed and spent, they came and went a hundred times
Nothing was as rough on me as giving up on you
Now it seems like every bar in town's got boys who sing the blues
(Chorus)
(Fade-out: F(9) F(9) C(9) C(9) etc.)
- Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Mary Chapin Carpenter
